1898 NL Walks / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings
The Cleveland Spiders led the NL in walks / 9 in 1898, with 2.08, 0.27 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 12 NL teams is 2.87.
Led the NL in 1898
Cleveland Spiders
156 games
2.08
Walks / 9
0.27 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | G | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Spiders | 156 | 2.08 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
152 | 2.35 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Orphans
|
152 | 2.44 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | 2.53 |
| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | 153 | 2.72 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
150 | 2.79 |
| NL average | 2.87 | ||
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
157 | 2.92 |
| 8 | Washington Senators | 155 | 3.10 |
| 9 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
152 | 3.16 |
| 10 | Louisville Colonels | 154 | 3.17 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
149 | 3.30 |
| 12 |
 New York Giants
|
156 | 3.90 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.